South Africa vs Upper middle income: School age population, early childhood educational development
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- South Africa
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 56.53 million number against 3.44 million number in South Africa, a difference of 53.08 million number.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 16.4 times South Africa's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 92 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.03 million number | 30.99 million number | 28.96 million number | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 1.93 million number | 32.98 million number | 31.04 million number | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 2.49 million number | 48.42 million number | 45.93 million number | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, South Africa or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 56.53 million number against 3.44 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 53.08 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- South Africa ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 92 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/